Vodafone has promised smartphone owners an 'open market version' of the Android 2.2 'Froyo' operating system after widespread complaints when the previous version was customised with Vodafone's own services.
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Gadget website engadget.com has an exclusive report that claims Sony Ericsson is planning a new Xperia smartphone that'll run Android 3.0 and will probably also carry PlayStation branding.
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Motorola, which launched its first Android-powered smartphone last year, has just announced a replacement for the flagship device.
The 2009 launch of the Motorola DROID was seen by many as a turning point for the company. This phone was renamed the Motorola Milestone when it arrived in Europe.
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This week's edition of The Fonecast is now online. Iain Graham, James Rosewell and Mark Bridge take their usual look at mobile industry headlines from the last seven days, covering high-level departures, m-payments and iPhone jailbreaking. There's also a conversation with Anthony Erwin, founder of mobile dating and social networking company StreetSpark.
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ABI Research says it expects expects mobile application downloads from iOS (the Apple operating system) and Android to account for 78% of all app downloads in 2010. Just over half of all apps – 52% – will be for iOS.
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